Old timers are getting tired - Anonymous employee Rivian Employee Review

2.0
Aug 14, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Positive brand, media coverage Innovative product - would be game changer if successful Many smart and nice people - it's getting harder to filter out culturally unfit people now that we are hiring so many so fast

Cons

Calm before storm for employees who has been here 2+ years without getting bonuses or equity refreshers. There will be an exodus of a huge chunk of employee base if company doesn't do something about it soon. They keep delaying and pushing it off. Not sure how the company will motivate these old timers to stick around another 12 months until production when they know sh*t is gonna hit the fan pretty soon. The new people officer seems like she is doing a good job but nothing substantive has been delivered - everyone is waiting for their equity, especially after almost $6 billion investments.

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